Railway-tie and rail-fastening.



J. A. HYLE & J. W. HERMAN.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATIQN FILED DEG. 2,1913.

Patented Aug. 25, 1914.

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I! rilulriLlfr W J. A. HYLE & J. W. HERMAIZ.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. z, 1913v qreezfiention and in which UNETEE ris PATENT QFFICE.

JACOB A. HYLE, O PHILADELPHIA AN D JACOB "JV. HERMAN. OF HARR-lSBURG, PENN- SYLVANIA, ASSIGIQ'ORS TO NATIONAL STEEL TIE COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OF DELAVJARE.

HARRISBURG,

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 25, 12914.

Application filed December 2, 1913. Serial No..804,212.

To all who m j I? may concern:

is it known that we, Jncon A. lives and Jscos ll". HERMAN. citizens of the Unilet States. residing at Philadelphia and Hairrisburg. respectively, and State of Pennsyl Vania, hove invented certain new and-useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Rail-,

coated wooden block may be insertetl within each end of the tie and located beneath the hose off each track rail, in connection with simple, economical. strong, durable and eiiicient means for rigitll securing truck rails to said improves railway tie.

Another object of the invention is to furnish novel securing means for firmly fastening the track rails to our improved lie. means for the insulation. (ii-the truck rails from saidv tie.

A further object is to provide novel means for receiving the side thrust of the creek rails, and means for regaining the lrnck rails to the railway tie.

ihe foregoing and such other l1 li"*$l as occur from the ensuing description. attained or the menus hereinafter"more "CIllDQA l. and combination. con a location of the arts such F .i M the accompanyrawings. nnrl part cuhvl forth in c aims appended hereto.

ference now being had to the ill'COil'l" (5 pain ing drawings which form :1 par; o? i e similar nuntet ,ils at reference indicate like parts t a the several views. it. will be seen lhur:

section on the line li. the improved tie and Wiring our inee; i.

-.l secti l View the i the t1 rail seen 12;; means. showing the track r tsin cro'. tion. Fig. 3, is ll plan ,view or our improved railway tie. fig. 4

a plan view of the tie :nul truck ruil securing means. showing the track rails secured to the tie. 'Fig. 5. is u perspective view of the. metal plate secured within the tie. Fig. 6, is a perspective View of the metal plate which restson the upper portion of the tie and beneath the base of the track rail. FF 4 is a perspective view of the insulating pad or cushion which rests on the upper surface of the tie beneath the base of'the track rail. Fig. 8, is a perspective View of the insulating pad or plate secured within the tie. Fig. i). is a perspective view of an insulating lihrous sleeve adapted to surround the upper prrtion, of all of the rivet, bolts. Fig 10. is sirlc view of one of the rivet bolts and nuts for securing, the inside plates to the tie. Fig. 11. a side view'of one of the track rail securing bolts and nuts Fig. 12, is a top plan view of one of the rivet bolts shown in Fig. 10. Fig". 13. is a perspective view of the insulating fibrous washer located henesth the head of all of the rivet bolts: and Fig. 14. is a perspective View of one of the track rail securing clips.

In carrying: out our invention we provide '11 ullwsy tieof suilnhle dimensions throughout its length and breadth and the u cmllic portion of said tie with which our invenlion'is emhoclierl in the form illustrated in the (lruwin is. comprises a metallic shell l of any suitable or desirnl'ile metal having :1 flattened upper portion and hose portion and lllllUlCil side portions 2. us clearly shown n Fig. l of the drawings.

The upper surface of the tienear each end thereof is provided with a circular opeie z and elongated openings 4 extending from either side of said opening" 3 and (1011" nertezl therewith. and perforations 5 adapted to receive the securing: bolts hereinafter do scrihefl.

Upon the upper surface of the tie liroctlv beneath the hose oi the truck rails 53 placed a resilient pad or cushion T of ising i'iuitcrial made up of e nninrail and ser *ing to prevent a rail hreziking when subjected to the strain and pounding of the rolling stock. 'l'liis cushion or pad 7 is covered with a melellic wear plate 8 located beneath the hnse of the rail to receive the motion the rail states i (ii? ,th epsd or cushion, d froth su table. me h s r air ime J' f'Oywpm3's 'ni, :50- and to pie ent we and said pllite is rolle metal and made to shown in Fig. (i, lmvmg lqnwd projections or lugs 9 and 9" each end thereof, the base of the mt g between the lugs or pro ections, said Iugsr projections bein adapted to contact with the sides oft'hhase Di-the rail and take up antistatthrust which the rail n'iay be subjected, and said plate having a recess 10 .formed between the projections or lugs near each end thereof to receive the track rail se- Q clips 11, and openings 12 for the 1g bolts, This plate 8 also serves as ftii" realising the *a'ck rails as will s niore fiillf] -lie'igrar Against the er s longitudinal central .portiog near i'tliii olthe tie is placed a pad or plate of insulat in mat" i511 13, having openings theretn-m the securing bolts and directly be l N contact the was ii'ittftl' state 24, h-ayin corresponding openings threthitiiig ii 1- the insulating plate and'met al plate --h'iifi secured to the inner upper portion of the tie by means of threaded rivet bolts 15 having scliriti'g nut 16 fitted thereto, said bolts each lieiiig'jii' dtidtl with a head 17 having flat or vertical sides 1d, idfipted to' receive a wrench for, 'iptiltit the; iftfgneval of the bolt, and betweitsaid head 17 iii-id the upper, surface of tie is placed itisulat ing fiber washer 19, the stem of bolt being surrounded by a sleeve QG-of insulating fiber extending through the upperpo tion of the tie. and the fiat oif vcrt ic'al side of the head of said bolt 15 restin contact with the end portion of the plate 8 and the outer end portion of the rail securing clip, thus I serves as an additional means for taking the wide thrust of the said plate and clip when subjected to the side thrust of the track rail when under strain. w

, If desired, a wooden block 521, may be placed within the tie near each end thereof directly beneath the base of the ack rail, said block being provided with A cent-ml longitudinal recess adapted to receive the plates 13 and 14.' This block may bemade with straight side walls, as shown, or it may be made with rounded sides to fitsnugly within 'the tie, or the tie maybe entirely filled with asphaltum or; concrete, all as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the

- said block and concrete both serve to prevent the tie from being crushed down he necth the; base of the rail.- 2 g "As shown in F5 g. 11 oi the drawings, the

' stern of each of-tnetrack rail securing bolts 22 as provided-with 'a rounded threaded porrounded shap cad 26,

ii'-,iiid a; plate 13and in iiioehvo rear portion 11', tllebtxly-portion exten i iii-Ward within the spacel dof tlie wear plate aiid the projections 9 aritl serving to revent the Chps flmn turning, salad cl ps:

; raving an upwiisd and forwardly extending Fate W (l; tern iinatlii'g" iii the; inclined Oifia' ljappl ilgi pbit'i'on 27' adapted to Contact with and securely the upper stlfifiie 1? base of the track riiili' This form: oi

within the tie, then move the bolt sidewise until it reaches the outer end of the elongated opening, with the reduced portion 25 resting Within the elongated opening in the projecting below and in contact with the lower surface of said plate 14,- Whereby the accidental withdrawal of the bolt is prevented, the upper cylindrical portion of the bolt is passed through the perforations in the insulating pad or cushion 7 and the wear: plated, and the rail securing clip l1 5ecured by a nut to the threaded end of the bolt, thus firmly securing thetrac'k rails'to "the tie.

It will be. seen by reference to Fig. 6 that the wear plate 8 is adapted to serve as a regaging plate for the track rail, since t will be'perceived that the plate is provided with projections or lugs 9 and 9','t e projections 9- being slightly closer to theend of the plate on the outside of the rail than the pro greater extent than that provided for inoncplate, then it will sim 1y be necessary to also reverse the plate on t e opposite endof the thus insuring a greater and suitable degree of re'gagement of thefrailsu It-will be readily understood that the inthe tie, and the insulatingfiber-washer and -.,elecve here1n descriped, will" insure the will furnish resiliency .dridiiirehs a spring" head is passed throughthe metal plate metal late 14,- and the head portion 26 rails may haveworn ofi on the inside toa' tie in the manner ,hereinbefore described,

Mining pad or plate 13, and

18Ci1l0l15 9 on the inside, hence when it is desired to regage the rail it is simply necessary sulating pad or cushion located on toprof the tiytheinsulating plhtea'secured within he oln icus that a ge changes may in. dcta of the conj-i 19.. LY, 1,1, i fi fuiying ALOUL or; p is near end of the tie, a plate of in alerting lir and metallic plate secured centrally witi n the tie against its inner upper surface, and a ho and nut for firmly 3; securing said i in the tie, said bolt l provide-ti with flattened sides,

' as described and for the purnlates w y tic comprising, a r and lower flattened ide poi tions, and procircnlar opening and an eloncxt nding from either side of with said central opening 1 a "plate of insulating secured within the upper surface, track securing said track tic.

and a c. against comprising, a

e-of and a recess securing bolts nfit-1W1.

1 9.11,, through and .iilnfi clips face of said,

rorined hoslotted metallic plate, a metal plate resting on the upper face of the tie, said plate being provided with upwardly extended projections and a recess formed between said projections, and means substantially as described for securing the track rails to the tie.

6. A metallic railway tie comprising, a metal shell having upper and lower flattened portions 'and rounded side portions, track I, rails, and rail securing means consisting of a metal plate located on the top of the tie, said plate having upwardly extending pro jections near each end thereof and a recess formed between said projections, and securing bolts and clips for firmly securing the track rails and the metal plate to the tie, said clips resting within said recesses. v

4 7. A metallic railway tie comprising, a metal shell having upper and lower flattened portions and rounded side portions, a slotted metallic plate secured within the tie, a plate of insulating material secured within the tie between the inner upper surface of the tie and said metallic plate, track rails, and rail securing means consisting of a plate having upwardly extending projections near each end thereof and a recess formed between said projections, securing bolts passing through said plate and through the plates within the tie, and rail securing clips fastened by said bolts to the upper face of said plate and resting within said recesses.

8. A metallic railway tie comprising, a metal shell having upper and lower flattened portions and rounded side portions, track rails, and rail securing and regag ing means consisting of a metal plate located on top of the tie, said plate having upwardly extended projections formed near each end thereof, the projections being located nearer, one end than at the other cud, and a recess 7 formed near each end between said projec; tions, and securing bolts and clips for firmly securing the track rails and the metal plate 1 o to the tie.

9. A methllic railway tiefcomprising, a metal shell having upper and lower flattened port-ions androundcd side portions, track rails, a slotted metallic plate secured within the tie, a pl ate of insulating material secured within the tie between the-inner upper surface of the tie and said metallic plate, and rail securing and regaging means consisting of a metal plate located on top of the tie, said plate having upwardly extending projections formed near each end thereof, the projections being more remote from one end than from the other end and a recess formed between each set of projections, and 12-5 securing bolts and clips for firmly securing the track rails and said metal plates to the tie.

10. A metallic railway tie comprising, a metal shell having upper and lower flattened portions and rounded end portions, a selid filling-Within the i rel), traelfeiraijls, and rail se uring means"consisting of a metal plate having upwardly extended projections fqrn ed near each end thereof, and a recess formed near each end between said projections, a clip secured Within each recess to the upper surface of the base (51''; the rail, a retlueecl stem portion and rounded hea adapted to pass ll .9 iii? the heeded pertion resting within the tie, and threaded outer end porfiQ-l t0 hichis fitteda nut for securing the said clips and metal plate to the track rail; and tie.

aiid securing bolts having 11'- A et l c r y "tie. ccinprisin a metal. shell 'tened as an? receded side upper and, lower atortions, tal ie plate secured within the henna e slatted "tie, jaiigilate of insulating material securecl new face ofthe tie and said S1Q1d metallic'zv e xtending project-ions formed near eachend. thereof and a central recess formed; between each set of projections, seenring bolts assing through said plate andtie and thefp ates within the tie rail fastening clips, angl pi securing nut fitted to the threaded e at? for securing the clip 7 {recess and over the base of the traelgrail. In testimony whereof we ethic-our signatures in presence of twogwitnesses, Y JAQQBA. HYDE. JACOB W. Witnesses: I v

Gems. ADLER,

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WILLIAM F. THoMrs ee,

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